[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 36375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13162]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9597]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on Thursday, July 14, 2016, in room 5Y23-21, U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave SE., Washington, DC 
20593-7213. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 
third Session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-
Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 3) to be held at 
the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, on July 18-22, 2016.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--Consideration and analysis of reports on alleged inadequacy of port 
reception facilities;
--Lessons learned and safety issues identified from the analysis of 
marine safety investigation reports;
--Measures to harmonize port state control (PSC) activities and 
procedures worldwide;
--Identified issues related to the implementation of IMO instruments 
from the analysis of PSC data;
--Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports;
--Updated survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and 
Certification (HSSC);
--Non-exhaustive list of obligations under the instruments relevant to 
the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code); and
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions.

    The public may attend this meeting up to the seating capacity of 
the room. To facilitate the building security process, and to request 
reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the 
meeting coordinator, Mr. Christopher Gagnon, by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 372-1231, or in 
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. Stop 7213, Washington 
DC 20593-7509 not later than July 5, 2016. Requests made after July 5, 
2016 might not be able to be accommodated, and same day requests will 
not be accommodated due to the building's security process. Please note 
that due to security considerations, two valid, government issued photo 
identifications must be presented to gain entrance to Coast Guard 
Headquarters. It is recommended that attendees arrive to the 
Headquarters building no later than 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled 
meeting for the security screening process. The Headquarters building 
is accessible by taxi and public transportation. Parking in the 
vicinity of the building is extremely limited and not guaranteed. Due 
to the size of the room and security protocols at Coast Guard 
Headquarters, members of the public are encouraged to participate via 
teleconference. The access number for this teleconference line will be 
posted online at http://www.uscg.mil/imo/iii/default.asp. Additional 
information regarding this and other IMO public meetings may be found 
at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

     Dated: May 28, 2016.
Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-13162 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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